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US5459359A
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Swing-type actuator
Assignee: Proterial Ltd
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Filing: 1993-04-29
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2013-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A swing-type actuator having: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material, (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing the upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to the lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of the base member for defining a space into which the permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of the base member for fixing the upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between the permanent magnet assembly and the upper yoke, the base member being integrally molded together with the permanent magnet assembly such that the permanent magnet assembly is fixed to the base member inside the hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, the movable coil being swingable in the magnetic gap.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruo Umehara
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 06:22
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K41/00; H02K41/02; H02K41/035; H02K41/0352; H02K41/0354; H02K41/0358; G; G11; G11B; G11B21/00; G11B21/02; G11B21/08; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
240 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap, wherein each of said support portions is integrally provided at a top thereof with a key portion in the shape of an annular projection having a plurality of vertical slits, said key portion having such a slightly larger outer diameter than an inner diameter of said hole of said upper yoke that the detachment of the key portion from said hole of said upper yoke is prevented.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
240 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap, wherein each of said support portions is integrally provided at a top thereof with a key portion in the shape of an annular projection having a plurality of vertical slits, said key portion having such a slightly larger outer diameter than an inner diameter of said hole of said upper yoke that the detachment of the key portion from said hole of said upper yoke is prevented.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
205 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap; and (e) an auxiliary yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and embedded in each of said support portions, said auxiliary yoke being magnetically connected to said lower yoke extending in said base member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
205 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap; and (e) an auxiliary yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and embedded in each of said support portions, said auxiliary yoke being magnetically connected to said lower yoke extending in said base member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The swing-type actuator according to claim 2, wherein said auxiliary yoke further comprises: a part of said lower yoke that is press-deformed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
231 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap, wherein said hold portion of said base member has holes formed by positioning pins of an injection mold in the process of insert injection, said holes of said hold portion being filled with a thermoplastic resin, wherein each of said support portions includes a cushion of elastic resin coating at least a portion thereof facing said swingable arm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
231 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; (b) a permanent magnet assembly constituted by a lower yoke made of a ferromagnetic material and opposing said upper yoke and a flat permanent magnet attached to said lower yoke; (c) a base member made of a thermoplastic resin and having a hold portion projecting from an upper surface of said base member for defining a space into which said permanent magnet assembly is received and support portions projecting from an upper surface of said base member for fixing said upper yoke such that there is a magnetic gap between said permanent magnet assembly and said upper yoke, said base member being integrally molded together with said permanent magnet assembly such that said permanent magnet assembly is fixed to said base member inside said hold portion; and (d) a swingable arm having one end adapted to receive a movable coil and the other end to which a function member is fixable, said movable coil being swingable in said magnetic gap, wherein said hold portion of said base member has holes formed by positioning pins of an injection mold in the process of insert injection, said holes of said hold portion being filled with a thermoplastic resin, wherein each of said support portions includes a cushion of elastic resin coating at least a portion thereof facing said swingable arm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
105 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke; a permanent magnet assembly combining a permanent magnet with a lower yoke; (c) a base member of thermoplastic resin encasing the permanent magnet assembly; (d) support portions projecting from the base member and attachable to the upper yoke to align the upper yoke with the permanent magnet assembly and define a magnetic gap therebetween; (e) a swingable arm having a movable coil at one end and a function member at the other, the magnetic coil swingable in the magnetic gap; and (f) an auxiliary yoke positioned in each support portion and magnetically connected to the lower yoke.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke; a permanent magnet assembly combining a permanent magnet with a lower yoke; (c) a base member of thermoplastic resin encasing the permanent magnet assembly; (d) support portions projecting from the base member and attachable to the upper yoke to align the upper yoke with the permanent magnet assembly and define a magnetic gap therebetween; (e) a swingable arm having a movable coil at one end and a function member at the other, the magnetic coil swingable in the magnetic gap; and (f) an auxiliary yoke positioned in each support portion and magnetically connected to the lower yoke.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The swing-type actuator of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary yoke further comprises: a part of the lower yoke that is press-deformed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
145 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke; (b) a permanent magnet assembly combining a permanent magnet with a lower yoke; (c) a base member of thermoplastic resin having an upper surface; (d) a hold portion integrally molded to the upper surface of the base member and encasing the permanent magnet assembly, said hold portion defining holes therein formed by positioning pins from an injection mold, said holes filled with thermoplastic resin; (e) support portions projecting from the base member and attachable to the upper yoke to align the yoke with the permanent magnet assembly and define a magnetic gap therebetween; (f) a swingable arm having a movable coil at one end and a function member at the other, the magnetic coil swingable in the magnetic gap; and (g) a cushion disposed on at least a portion of each support portion facing the swingable arm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
145 words
A swing-type actuator comprising: (a) an upper yoke; (b) a permanent magnet assembly combining a permanent magnet with a lower yoke; (c) a base member of thermoplastic resin having an upper surface; (d) a hold portion integrally molded to the upper surface of the base member and encasing the permanent magnet assembly, said hold portion defining holes therein formed by positioning pins from an injection mold, said holes filled with thermoplastic resin; (e) support portions projecting from the base member and attachable to the upper yoke to align the yoke with the permanent magnet assembly and define a magnetic gap therebetween; (f) a swingable arm having a movable coil at one end and a function member at the other, the magnetic coil swingable in the magnetic gap; and (g) a cushion disposed on at least a portion of each support portion facing the swingable arm.
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